Thông tư 49/2013/TT-BNNPTNT vùng trồng trọt đủ điều kiện an toàn thực phẩm

CIRCULAR
On guidelines on criteria for identifying concentrated farming areas meeting food safety conditions

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Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 01/2008/ND-CP dated January 3, 2008 defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; Decree No. 75/2009/ND-CP dated September 10, 2009, amending Article 3 of the Government’s Decree No. 01/2008/ND-CP dated January 3, 2008;

Pursuant to the Prime Minister's Decision No. 01/2012/QD-TTg dated January 9, 2012 on a number of policies to support the application of Good Agricultural Practices in agriculture, forestry and fishery;

At the request of Director of Department of Crop Production;

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development provides guidelines on criteria for identifying concentrated farming areas meeting food safety conditions

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Thing 1. Scope of regulation

This Circular guides criteria for identifying concentrated farming areas meeting food safety conditions to implement VietGAP-applicable projects of products specified in Clause 1, Article 2 of Circular No. 53/2012./TT-BNNPTNT dated October 26, 2012 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development promulgating the List of agricultural and fishery products supported under Decision No. 01/2012/QD-TTg dated January 9, 2012 of the Prime Minister on a number of policies to support the application of Good Agricultural Practices in agriculture, forestry and fishery (hereinafter referred to as Circular No. 53/2012/TT-BNNPTNT) .

Article 2. Subjects of application

Organizations and individuals engaged in activities related to planning and investing in infrastructure in concentrated farming areas meeting food safety conditions to implement VietGAP-applicable projects.

Chapter II
CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFYING CONCENTRATED FARMING AREAS MEETING FOOD SAFETY CONDITIONS

Article 3. Criteria for identifying concentrated farming areas

Concentrated farming areas meeting food safety conditions shall fully satisfy the following criteria:

1. Conforming to local agricultural development planning and being approved by provincial-level People's Committees.

2. Having the size suitable to each crop and specific conditions of each locality specified by the provincial-level People's Committees.

3. Practicing intensive farming for one of the crops specified in Clause 1, Article 2 of Circular No. 53/2012/TT-BNNPTNT; Particularly, vegetables or rice farming areas, depending on specific conditions, crop rotation may be practiced with other short-term crops.

4. Not being polluted in terms of soil, water and air in excess of the allowable limits affecting the quality of the produces; meeting the allowable limits of heavy metals in agricultural soil as prescribed in QCVN 03:2008/BTNMT dated July 18, 2008 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the allowable limits of some heavy metals, harmful microorganisms in irrigation water for farming as prescribed in the Appendix enclosed herewith.

5. Meeting the criteria on infrastructure for concentrated farming areas as prescribed in Article 4 of this Circular.

Article 4. Criteria for infrastructure of concentrated farming areas

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